Is Dillon a boy or girl name?

Dillon is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 2% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Dillon?

The average Dillon alive today is an estimated 27 years old. People named Dillon were most often born around 1992.

When was the name Dillon most popular?

Dillon peaked in 1992 with 5,082 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Dillon have?

In one report's words: sun-bleached, rumpled, informal. Dillon ranks #928 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Dillon — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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An anglicized surname tracing to the Norman de Léon family in twelfth-century Ireland. It also holds roots in the native Irish Ó Duilleáin. American parents adopted it in the late twentieth century, drawn to its western cadence and kinship with Dylan.

Also answers toDill, Dilly

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1892–2025

SSA Data

1892 peak: 5,082 souls, A.D. 1992 2025

2025: 294 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

27 yrs

Most Dillons were born around 1992 — old enough to remember phones with buttons.

Peak Reign

1992

№73 that year

Generation

Gen Z, 45%

then Millennial 43% · Gen Alpha 11%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈66K ever born · now falling

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Dillon grew up with

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burned CDs·Game Boy Color·AIM away messages

Generation Distribution — Living Dillons

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Millennial 43%Gen Z 45%Gen Alpha 11%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Dillon peaked in 1992.

Estimated average age: 27.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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A Dillon arrives with an athletic jacket and a nineties birth certificate. The name reads as schoolyard rosters from the era of cassette players and rec-league soccer tournaments. It peaked squarely in 1992, placing the typical bearer in his early thirties today. He is widely assumed to own a truck or at least know how to change a tire on one.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name reached its zenith in 1992, when roughly five thousand American boys received the spelling with two Ls and an O.

Field Note 02

Millennials and Generation Z account for eighty-eight percent of living holders, leaving the name almost entirely unburdened by retirement-age associations.

Field Note 03

Dillon surged in the late eighties before drifting back toward the edge of the top one thousand.

Notable Dillons

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Dillon Franciselectronic music producer and DJ, b. 1987

Dillon Brooksprofessional basketball player, b. 1996

Dillon Gabrielcollege football quarterback, b. 2000

Adjacent Names

Cody · Dalton · Dustin · Travis · Austin · Colton

Ephemera — If Dillon were a…

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City

Missoula, Montana

Color

Stonewash Denim

Job

Assistant baseball coach

Vehicle

1997 Ford Ranger

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